Mickey Finn (T REX) R.I.P

Lanesra · 01-12-2003, 07:23 PM

What a s**t day for music, Mickey Finn, T REX percussionist, died tonight aged 55. T rex were the first band I ever saw live, at the age of 14, after telling my parents i was staying at a friends house.

[ 01-12-2003, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: Lanesra ]

Yorick · 01-12-2003, 11:34 PM

Going down like ninepins.

Lanesra · 01-13-2003, 01:21 AM

You're not wrong, young too thats the sad thing.

Sazerac · 01-13-2003, 12:53 PM

Awww, Lanesra! Nuts, I must have missed the news. T-Rex was, and is, one of my favorite bands, even though Marc Bolan has been dead for years. Well, Mickey Finn is with him now. They were the pioneers in the "glam rock" movement of the late 60's and early 70's and influenced a lot of trends in classic rock to this day.

Most people think about "Bang a Gong" as their number one song, but I loved some of their lesser-known stuff as well. Mickey Finn, you will be missed. Death be not proud...

-Sazerac

Grojlach · 01-14-2003, 06:17 AM

Once again, too young... Sad day for music indeed.

Donut · 01-14-2003, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sazerac:

Most people think about "Bang a Gong" as their number one song, but I loved some of their lesser-known stuff as well. Mickey Finn, you will be missed. Death be not proud...

-Sazerac

Now that's interesting Saz because I was sitting here thinking 'Bang a Gong, never heard of it! what's he talking about?' then I twigged. That song was released in the UK under the title 'Get it on'. I guess that title was a bit too raunchy for the American audience at the time.

My favourite was Hot Love.

01-12-2003, 11:34 PM	#2
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 52 Posts: 9,246	Going down like ninepins. __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

01-13-2003, 12:53 PM	#4
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Awww, Lanesra! Nuts, I must have missed the news. T-Rex was, and is, one of my favorite bands, even though Marc Bolan has been dead for years. Well, Mickey Finn is with him now. They were the pioneers in the "glam rock" movement of the late 60's and early 70's and influenced a lot of trends in classic rock to this day. Most people think about "Bang a Gong" as their number one song, but I loved some of their lesser-known stuff as well. Mickey Finn, you will be missed. Death be not proud... -Sazerac __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

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01-12-2003, 07:23 PM	#1
Lanesra Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 29, 2001 Location: Twititania, Europe Age: 63 Posts: 1,221	What a s**t day for music, Mickey Finn, T REX percussionist, died tonight aged 55. T rex were the first band I ever saw live, at the age of 14, after telling my parents i was staying at a friends house. [ 01-12-2003, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: Lanesra ]

01-13-2003, 01:21 AM	#3
Lanesra Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 29, 2001 Location: Twititania, Europe Age: 63 Posts: 1,221	You're not wrong, young too thats the sad thing.

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Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 43 Posts: 5,281	Once again, too young... Sad day for music indeed.

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